This small one is not only a certified striped cutie , but she ’ll help brace the antelope ’s dwindling universe .
A Florida zoological garden was able-bodied to fete the arrival of a new eastern bongo calf earlier this month — an supererogatory - particular occasion considering this special coinage of African antelope is critically peril .
ZooTampa said in a intelligence release that mom Blitzen give parentage to her 35 - pound , 2 - metrical unit - tall female kiddo on May 1 . She ’ll eventually meet her dad , Kito , and fall in the zoo ’s Africa display . A veterinary exam designate the baby was sound .
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" The giving birth of every new-sprung animal at ZooTampa is causal agency for celebration , but the birth of an endangered specie is always a fresh occasion for promise , " Larry Killmar , chief zoological officer , said in the release . " Bongo conservation in the wild is ongoing , but the effort carry on to fulfill many challenges . ZooTampa has joined zoological garden around the universe to verify this beautiful beast carry on to exist . ''
On the off fortune you total across bongos in the central Affircan wilderness , where there might be as few as 200 rest , you wo n’t overleap them . They ’re great ( weigh up to 800 pounds ) with braggart horns ( up to 3 foot long ) and orange coats that include some rather strike white stripes .
Plus , as you could see above , they make for some tremendous cute babies ! Ears for days !
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